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and some of those races are right here in northern california. you've got one of the very closest races in the state, actually, is where incumbent republican dan lundgren is being taken on for the second time but ami barra, the physician from elk grove. and the voter registration has changed in that district, due to redistricting and some very intensive voter registration drive on behalf of the democrats. they actually have a one percentage point lead in voter registration, which means that it is neck and neck, very close. there's been a lot of money dumped into this and other races by outside interests all over the country, the chamber of commerce just last week launched a $2.8 million ad blitz that's supposed to help buoy eight republican house candidates across the state, including lundgren. also here in northern california, we've got incumbent democrat john garamende and jerry mcnerney. those aren't quite such close races. they are leaning or likely democrat races. but they're in place. >> belva: supposed to be a hot race down in the valley,
and some of those races are right here in northern california. you've got one of the very closest races in the state, actually, is where incumbent republican dan lundgren is being taken on for the second time but ami barra, the physician from elk grove. and the voter registration has changed in that district, due to redistricting and some very intensive voter registration drive on behalf of the democrats. they actually have a one percentage point lead in voter registration, which means that it...
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i want to thank the pastor of the korean methodist church and the president of the northern california korean church association for reaching out today and helping to provide potential counselors and other grief counselors for the people who have been involved and to the community that has been traumatized. we want to thank the county and our own police chaplain and we have represented here from the greater faith community, we have forever in chambers and pastor hopkins, both hear from the oakland community organization come here to show their support. again, we are recruiting and looking for additional korean speaking crisis counselors. we want to thank the asian mental-health services, catholic charities, and the county for stepping up with that. this is the kind of incident that hurts the whole community, and we know there are at least 35 people in the school at the time. we know that the school has hundreds of students, and it is a kind of paint and situation that we will not understand totally, immediately, but that will leave the community asking questions for a long time. on beh
i want to thank the pastor of the korean methodist church and the president of the northern california korean church association for reaching out today and helping to provide potential counselors and other grief counselors for the people who have been involved and to the community that has been traumatized. we want to thank the county and our own police chaplain and we have represented here from the greater faith community, we have forever in chambers and pastor hopkins, both hear from the...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news panel are julie small, kpcc capital reporter. tom vacar, consumer editor of ktv news. and josh richmond, political reporter with the "bay area news" group. josh, let's start with you. rick santorum. what impact had we expected him to have on california's primary and what do we expect now? >> well, we hoped he was going to keep it mildly interesting. you know, california is very late in the primary season, jew 5 june 5th. a lot of people thought it was going to be all sand done by the time things roll around here. and then rick santorum suddenly was picking up delegates and we thought, oh, my gosh, there's a race here. and, in fact, nobody is going to clinch this before june 5th. we will have something to say. and now rick santorum has dropped out.
welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news panel are julie small, kpcc capital reporter. tom vacar, consumer editor of ktv news. and josh richmond, political reporter with the "bay area news" group. josh, let's start with you. rick santorum. what impact had we expected him to have on california's primary and what do we expect now? >> well, we hoped he was going to keep it mildly interesting. you know, california is very late in the...
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. >> mike: so he bought the creamery, bringing in milk for more than 30 dairies in northern california, saving them the transportation cost to creameries three and four hours away and giving him the milk necessary to make 300,000 pounds of high-quality specialty cheese a week. 22 varieties under his spring hill jersey cheese brand name. >> it was milk and it turns into curds and whey. >> mike: larry peter is a small curd in a $27 billion plus market. until -- >> chipotle seen that i was like an american dream. >> mike: he was discovered by the chipotle mexican grill restaurant chain. its marketing slogan is "food with integrity." larry peter has both and his cheese is in their restaurants. >> they're looking for people with passion. they want to go back and they want to buy a product the way it was 45, 50 years ago where cows are just on grass, they weren't pushed. >> mike: it's the slow food, sustainable farming, buy local organic quality food movement that has pushed artesian cheese into cheese sold. and larry peter has found the sweet spot. >> now the artists of the world, the chefs
. >> mike: so he bought the creamery, bringing in milk for more than 30 dairies in northern california, saving them the transportation cost to creameries three and four hours away and giving him the milk necessary to make 300,000 pounds of high-quality specialty cheese a week. 22 varieties under his spring hill jersey cheese brand name. >> it was milk and it turns into curds and whey. >> mike: larry peter is a small curd in a $27 billion plus market. until -- >> chipotle...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on the panel on kathryn baron, senior reporter with edsource. josh richman, political reporter for bay area news group and lauren sommer. kqed quest source. lauren, is this a new idea? >> this is not a new idea. what the governor proposed was a major water infrastructure project for the sacramento and san juaquin delta. it is not that far off what he proposed. since then, the water battles have been going. the reason for that is the delta is hugely important to the california water supply. water from there goes hundreds of miles in the state. it goes to southern california, it goes to silicon valley, and it goes to central valley farms. what happened in the last ten years is a major ecological crash in the delta. endangered salmon. the biologists point to the water. they are powerful. they reverse the flow of the river. what has happened is there are rules in place to slow the pumping during certain times of year. that has not been a popular decision, obviously, with farmer
welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on the panel on kathryn baron, senior reporter with edsource. josh richman, political reporter for bay area news group and lauren sommer. kqed quest source. lauren, is this a new idea? >> this is not a new idea. what the governor proposed was a major water infrastructure project for the sacramento and san juaquin delta. it is not that far off what he proposed. since then, the water battles have been going. the reason for...
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welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight on our news panel are lauren sommer from kqed's quest serious. and marisa lagos san francisco chronicle staff writer. and josh richman. bay area news political reporter. josh, is it my imagination but this seems to be one of the most brutal budgets governor brown has put before the legislature and us in many decades. >> yeah. there's very little good news to be found here. and this is after years of having made some substantial cuts as it is. but what he rolled out on monday as he announced that our budget deficit has swelled from around $9 billion to about $16 billion are things like reducing state workers' pay by 5%, shortening the work week, cutting in-home supportive services which is services to keep the elderly and blind and disabled in their homes longer instead of having them institutionalized, cuts to cow works, the welfare to work programs. there's nobody that's not going to feel some pain here. public schools, k-12 schools and higher education, are mostly
welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight on our news panel are lauren sommer from kqed's quest serious. and marisa lagos san francisco chronicle staff writer. and josh richman. bay area news political reporter. josh, is it my imagination but this seems to be one of the most brutal budgets governor brown has put before the legislature and us in many decades. >> yeah. there's very little good news to be found here. and this is after years of having made some...
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welcome to this week in northern california. joining me on the news panel are michelle quinn, silicon valley reporter for politico and josh richman, political reporter for bay area news group. josh, we have been away from state politics for the last couple of weeks. now the governor is back at his desk with his pen signing bills. what are some of the things that have been signed? >> well, he has a tremendous number of bills to sign or veto before the end of the month. but the big news this week was clearly on wednesday in los angeles his signing of his pension, public pension reform bill. this is something that a lot of californians think is a longtime coming. probably just as many californians think is still not fully addressed. even the governor should tell us he does not believe this solves all of our unfunded liabilities going forward but it was the best deal he could get right now and he did not want to let the perfect be the enemy of good. he basically said he had one side that doesn't know how to say no and another side t
welcome to this week in northern california. joining me on the news panel are michelle quinn, silicon valley reporter for politico and josh richman, political reporter for bay area news group. josh, we have been away from state politics for the last couple of weeks. now the governor is back at his desk with his pen signing bills. what are some of the things that have been signed? >> well, he has a tremendous number of bills to sign or veto before the end of the month. but the big news...
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so how does one family-owned and operated restaurant operation in northern california keep expanding? with tonight's "made in america," mike hegedus tells us the secret really is in the sauce. >> reporter: it is that all- american recipe for success; hard work, quality product, loyal customers and one special, secret ingredient, it's the sauce. it really is. >> my grandmother told me to never, never, never, tell anyone the recipe for the sauce. and if i did, i'd be kicked out of the family. >> reporter: if the sauce is the key then what it has opened is the door to success for everett & jones, arguably the best known barbecue restaurant chain in northern california, five outlets, with this, the jack london square location in oakland, the largest. it is owned and operated by dorothy king-jernegan and her children, four daughters and two sons. business acumen passed, generation to generation. >> consistency, that's the key to having a successful business. >> knowing the history, i love it. >> reporter: it is a history that stretches back to a shoeless family in rural alabama. one that m
so how does one family-owned and operated restaurant operation in northern california keep expanding? with tonight's "made in america," mike hegedus tells us the secret really is in the sauce. >> reporter: it is that all- american recipe for success; hard work, quality product, loyal customers and one special, secret ingredient, it's the sauce. it really is. >> my grandmother told me to never, never, never, tell anyone the recipe for the sauce. and if i did, i'd be kicked...
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i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." republicans kick off their state spring convention in burlingame this evening. earlier, i spoke with state party chairman tom del beccaro about what role california might play in this hotly contested presidential primary and efforts to boost better rparty registra the state. hello, mr. del beccaro and welcome, first of all. the theme of your convention this weekend seems to be enlarge the tent, to bring in more latinos, more asian-americans, more younger voters. how do you plan to do that? >> well, this is a showcase for us. i dedicated my chairmanship for the party to interact with more voters all over the state. this is just sort of the next step along the way. we've done these town halls all over the state. we're expanding the number we're doing. because the key in the victory here is in the discussion. we need to bring more californians into the discussion and i want our party to be on the forefront of that. >> belva: one of the big things this year that you're facing that no one
i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." republicans kick off their state spring convention in burlingame this evening. earlier, i spoke with state party chairman tom del beccaro about what role california might play in this hotly contested presidential primary and efforts to boost better rparty registra the state. hello, mr. del beccaro and welcome, first of all. the theme of your convention this weekend seems to be enlarge the tent, to bring in more...
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ten other fires are burning across dry expanses in northern california. so far this summer throughout the west, 13 states have major fires. hard-hit central rocky mountain regions have seen a bit of a reprieve but this map from the u.s. forest service shows an arc from western montana through idaho, even washington and oregon, parts of nevada and into california continues to blaze amid a brutal fire season. and this map of drought conditions from the national oashian graphic and atmospheric administration shows the severe drought in many of the fire-affected areas >> everybody is afraid. our nerves are shot >> reporter: in idaho, an 85,000-acre blaze has forced the evacuation of the town of featherville. >> do you read me okay? reporter: to the west in washington state, crews have gained the upper hand on fires there. >> and here's our bed reporter: but some returned home to find everything gone >> it's like a death in the family. >> reporter: so far this summer more than 6.5 million acres have burned. 10,000 square miles. that's an area the size of vermo
ten other fires are burning across dry expanses in northern california. so far this summer throughout the west, 13 states have major fires. hard-hit central rocky mountain regions have seen a bit of a reprieve but this map from the u.s. forest service shows an arc from western montana through idaho, even washington and oregon, parts of nevada and into california continues to blaze amid a brutal fire season. and this map of drought conditions from the national oashian graphic and atmospheric...
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. >> committee shall work across the skies of northern california last month, it sparked more than just passed some of amazement. treasure seekers looking for space rock. they are worth more than gold to the scientific community. even the tiniest peace can fetch $1,000 per gram. >> there is a strange new fever running through the gold rush country. they are known as meteor zombies. head down, searching for a tiny bit of rock back and make them a fortune. with stardust and then there hills, the professional treasure hunters scrambled the moment they heard reports of a meteor strike in california. >> it is selling portend to science, it is very fragile, it will not -- it is so important to science, it is fragile, it will not survive very long. >> a woman walking her dog caught a picture of the media right. -- meterotie. it is quite difficult walking around here without looking to see if the fragments of the meteor is hiding somewhere in the grass. they said there has not been as much excitement here in 150 years, since the first struck gold just over there. it was for the gold rush began.
. >> committee shall work across the skies of northern california last month, it sparked more than just passed some of amazement. treasure seekers looking for space rock. they are worth more than gold to the scientific community. even the tiniest peace can fetch $1,000 per gram. >> there is a strange new fever running through the gold rush country. they are known as meteor zombies. head down, searching for a tiny bit of rock back and make them a fortune. with stardust and then there...
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i'm belva davis, and welcome to this week in northern california. joining us is lisaif krueger, science reporter. and regional political reporter. and cory cook, political scientist. cory, let's start with you you teachyohis stuff, you study thea stuff. tell us, what are we seeing tha is so new this t year? >> i think the sheer amount of money we're talking about is new. you had in september alone both tt romney and president obama raised the most money individually than the two candidates spent in 2004 combined. on the presidential level, we're talking about 2 or 3 billion spent for a local election, magnitudes increase over previous years. >> give us the roots. >> a lot comes from outside roups. ourro new campaign finance syst encourages groups to spend money despite the campaigns. american crossroads is an organization started by car carl rove which allows them to runny tv commercials they want, but they also have a group gps, a nonrofit dedicated to social welfare, which means they don't even have to disclose where the money comes from. half a b
i'm belva davis, and welcome to this week in northern california. joining us is lisaif krueger, science reporter. and regional political reporter. and cory cook, political scientist. cory, let's start with you you teachyohis stuff, you study thea stuff. tell us, what are we seeing tha is so new this t year? >> i think the sheer amount of money we're talking about is new. you had in september alone both tt romney and president obama raised the most money individually than the two...
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welcome to this special edition of "this week in northern california." as we continue our convention coverage, things are winding down here in charlotte, democrats gathered to make their case to reelect president obama. throughout the week, i heard from many california delegates about what a second baobama ter would mean to them and the country. >> america, you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone play by the same rules. i need you to vote this november. >> belva: last night, as the president made his case for re-election, some of the support came from the california delegation. throughout the week, california democrats took center stage in the proceedings further evidence of the state's evidence on the state's direction. >> we are a party of inclusion and our platform speaks to the aspirations of all. >> belva: california has one of the most diverse and largest delegations here. 609 votes. about 10% of the total number of votes cast. though the president is expected to sweep the blue state
welcome to this special edition of "this week in northern california." as we continue our convention coverage, things are winding down here in charlotte, democrats gathered to make their case to reelect president obama. throughout the week, i heard from many california delegates about what a second baobama ter would mean to them and the country. >> america, you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone play by the same...
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of "this week in northern california." i'm spencer michels sitting in for belva davis. the recent elections in california will be followed by a dose of political realty. the crucial relationship between local and state governments. tonight we'll explore why california's government is so dysfunctional and what can be done to fix it. we have a panel of people who should know. susan kennedy a democrat was governor schwarzenegger's chief of staff. don perata led the state senate for four years. dan schnur is a republican strategist and teaches at usc. and mark paul is an author of "california crackup." we'll be back with our guests? a few minutes but first a look of some of what ails the state. there is not much disagreement that government is failing. >> the people are frustrated because the state government, the structure does not work. it doesn't work the way that people expect it to work. >> and it may be about to get worse because revenues are $700 million below expectations. under a compromise budget that was already cut
of "this week in northern california." i'm spencer michels sitting in for belva davis. the recent elections in california will be followed by a dose of political realty. the crucial relationship between local and state governments. tonight we'll explore why california's government is so dysfunctional and what can be done to fix it. we have a panel of people who should know. susan kennedy a democrat was governor schwarzenegger's chief of staff. don perata led the state senate for four...
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the work stoppage also forced ships to reroute to ports in mexico, panama and northern california. a tentative deal was reached late last night after federal mediators joined negotiations. no details yet on the deal, but workers are expected to get new terms that will prevent jobs from being outsourced. >> tom: we saw the influence of apple on any stock index which includes it. without apple, the dow rallied. but the nasdaq and s&p 500 were weighed down thanks to apple's weakness. the s&p 500 hit its lowest level of the session just after a stronger than expected report on the services sector before 11:00 a.m. eastern time. it bounced into positive territory and closed up 0.2%. volume picked up a little on the big board with 757 million shares. 1.8 billion moved on the nasdaq. the technology sector was the big drag on the broad market. it fell 1.3%. the utility sector saw the best gains, up 1.6%. apple put the brakes on the broad market, selling off on heavier than usual volume. apple fell 6.4%, with the stock closing at a three-week low. there are plenty of trader theories behind
the work stoppage also forced ships to reroute to ports in mexico, panama and northern california. a tentative deal was reached late last night after federal mediators joined negotiations. no details yet on the deal, but workers are expected to get new terms that will prevent jobs from being outsourced. >> tom: we saw the influence of apple on any stock index which includes it. without apple, the dow rallied. but the nasdaq and s&p 500 were weighed down thanks to apple's weakness. the...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on the panel are, paul rogers, san jose news environment writer, and josh richm richman. we start with a look at thursday's highly anticipated ruling by the u.s. supreme court upholding key provisions of the affordable care act. how does the decision impact california where reform is already under way? >> we love obama care! >> the constitution does not allow a mandate. >> the ruling supplies many who had anticipated the court might strike down the individual mandate requiring most americans to purchase coverage. it came as welcome news to many health care officials here in california, home to an estimated 7 million uninsured. >> we have to brush your teeth. >> the state has already passed legislation to guarantee children with pre-existing medical conditions and young adults to stay on the parents policy until the age of 26. both provisions of federal reform. and the state has already used $40 million in federal funding to develop the health benefit exchange progra
welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on the panel are, paul rogers, san jose news environment writer, and josh richm richman. we start with a look at thursday's highly anticipated ruling by the u.s. supreme court upholding key provisions of the affordable care act. how does the decision impact california where reform is already under way? >> we love obama care! >> the constitution does not allow a mandate. >> the ruling supplies many who...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." on our panel tonight is david lazarus for the "los angeles times." and in our studio, christina jewett with california watch. and nanette asimov. the san francisco cronicle education reporter. thank you for being here. nanette, let's start with you and the city college of san francisco. it is being threatened with losing accreditation. this is huge. this is a campus with 90,000 students. how did this happen and how are school officials responding? >> you know, this is really a story of good intentions going awry. the plan for higher education said the community colleges in california are supposed to be open and accessible for everybody. it was an idea in san francisco, the leadership just did not want to let go of. even as the state has cut from the economic crisis millions of dollars from city colleges budget, the school continued to operate and does to this day, nine campuses and 100 or 200. they don't know how much instructional sites. >> they did not make cuts. >> exactly. they di
welcome to "this week in northern california." on our panel tonight is david lazarus for the "los angeles times." and in our studio, christina jewett with california watch. and nanette asimov. the san francisco cronicle education reporter. thank you for being here. nanette, let's start with you and the city college of san francisco. it is being threatened with losing accreditation. this is huge. this is a campus with 90,000 students. how did this happen and how are school...
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i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel tonight are josh richman, bay area news group's political reporter. jolie o'dell, reporter for "venture beat." carla marinucci, ploit call reporter with the "san francisco chronicle," joining us from las vegas. carla, we know they say what happens in vegas stays in vegas. but how are the republican presidential candidates changing their message to reach voters here in western states? >> yeah, belva, you're right. first in the west caucuses in nevada and it is all about western issues. the candidates are talking water and immigration. but they're also talking about issues we know in california, but that are even deeper here in nevada. the highest unemployment rate in the nation in nevada. the highest home foreclosure rate. this is stuff that is absolutely a theme on the campaign trail. but i have to say when you're talking about the nevada caucuses, you're talking about some campaign events you would never see in california. i just came from ron paul tourin
i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel tonight are josh richman, bay area news group's political reporter. jolie o'dell, reporter for "venture beat." carla marinucci, ploit call reporter with the "san francisco chronicle," joining us from las vegas. carla, we know they say what happens in vegas stays in vegas. but how are the republican presidential candidates changing their message to reach voters here in...
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california." joining me tonight on the news panel are jill tucker, staff writer with the san francisco chronicle. michelle quinn, reporter for politico. marisa lagos, staff writer for the fran chronicle. and scott shafer host for kqed radio. scott, president obama made history on wednesday by announcing that he now supports gay marriage. what has been the fallout from that? >> well, the fallout, if you want to call it that, so far there's been mostly up side for the president in the short term. he had a big fundraiser. george clooney digs in hollywood. he was treated like a rock star. that hollywood group supportive of gay marriage so the fundraising has ticked up. that's been good. there's also sort of an enthusiasm among the base liberals, students, young people who generally are very supportive of same-sex marriage. that's the short-term fallout. the same things could be said of mitt romney. his fundraising ticked upwards. evangelicals, not base but the base he's trying to get that have been a
california." joining me tonight on the news panel are jill tucker, staff writer with the san francisco chronicle. michelle quinn, reporter for politico. marisa lagos, staff writer for the fran chronicle. and scott shafer host for kqed radio. scott, president obama made history on wednesday by announcing that he now supports gay marriage. what has been the fallout from that? >> well, the fallout, if you want to call it that, so far there's been mostly up side for the president in the...
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. ♪ >> belva: good evening, i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel are lisa aliferis, editor for kqed's "state of health." david bacon, new america media's associate editor. and josh richman, bay area news group's political reporter. you're back, josh, with news about the state budget. that's not new for you. how bad is the news this time? >> pretty bad. you know, when you consider how many dozens of times we've talked about there just on this show, you have to sort of put it in the context of all of those other bads. but the news is that started&poor's said we may be in more trouble. we already have the lowest credit rating of any state, but we may be in more trouble if lawmakers can't bass a balanced budget by the june 15 deadline. we've got two major complications for that. one, we're short on revenues again. we started this calendar year knowing that we had about a $9 billion deficit. and now we've got somewhere in the vicinity of another $3 billion in revenue shortfalls since then. including by controller john chavez
. ♪ >> belva: good evening, i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on our news panel are lisa aliferis, editor for kqed's "state of health." david bacon, new america media's associate editor. and josh richman, bay area news group's political reporter. you're back, josh, with news about the state budget. that's not new for you. how bad is the news this time? >> pretty bad. you know, when you consider how many dozens of...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight are lisa krieger, tom vacar, ktvu news. and rachel gordon, san francisco chronicle, city hall reporter. rachel, i want you to explain the scope of the hospital deal and what caused it to fall apart. >> this is a huge hospital deal. $2.5 billion. it was supposed to be the rebuild of two hospitals in san francisco. building a 555-bed hospital for the medical center. cathedral hill at van ness and gary. also to rebuild st. luke's hospital in the mission district. one of the only acute care emergency room hospitals on that part of the city. mayor lee said he came together with a big deal with the hospital in spring. he was ready to go forward with it. money for housing and transit. then the board of superiors got a hold of it and said hold on, not so fast. we have a lot of concerns here. a couple of the concerns, how long would st. luke's be left open? it is used by a lot of poor people. what kind of money would there be for community benefits? huge project will have an
welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight are lisa krieger, tom vacar, ktvu news. and rachel gordon, san francisco chronicle, city hall reporter. rachel, i want you to explain the scope of the hospital deal and what caused it to fall apart. >> this is a huge hospital deal. $2.5 billion. it was supposed to be the rebuild of two hospitals in san francisco. building a 555-bed hospital for the medical center. cathedral hill at van ness and gary. also to...
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and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news can nel are c.w. nevius, "san francisco chronicle's" columnist. amy sanden, reporter with kqu department. and paul rogers, environment writer. paul rogers, california resources have approved this. what impact can we expect or should it have? >> these rules that were approved today, 9-0 in los angeles by the california air resources board, are the most far-reaching, toughest environmental laws on cars ever passed in the united states. and so over the next decade, they're going to dramatically change the kind of vehicle that you see on the roads around the bay area, in show rooms, you're going to see a lot more electric vehicles, a lot more plug-in vehicles maybe more hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. they basically require three things. and the first is a 75% reduction in the amount of emissions that come out of tail pipes that cause smog. california already has the strictest tail pipe standards in the united states and a new car you buy right now emits about 98% less pollution than one from the 1980s. so t
and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news can nel are c.w. nevius, "san francisco chronicle's" columnist. amy sanden, reporter with kqu department. and paul rogers, environment writer. paul rogers, california resources have approved this. what impact can we expect or should it have? >> these rules that were approved today, 9-0 in los angeles by the california air resources board, are the most far-reaching, toughest environmental...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." big news today from the u.s. supreme court on gay marriage. before we get to our other topics, we'll briefly discuss that with our panelists. joining me tonight are jill tucker, "san francisco chronicle" education reporter. matthai kuruvila, also with the "san francisco chronicle." and paul rogers with "san jose mercury news." the high court announced it will review proposition 8, california's ban on same-sex marriage and the federal defense of marriage act. paul, we'll begin with you. what can we infer from this? what's the time frame? can we expect any sweeping judgments? >> well, a timeframe is the arguments are going to happen in march then we expect a decision by the end of the court session which is june 27th. it will probably go right to the very end. as for how sweeping and how big of a decision we can expect, that's sort of the $64,000 question that court watchers were already speculating about today. are we going to get a narrow ruling one way or another on either one of these two cases or is it going t
welcome to "this week in northern california." big news today from the u.s. supreme court on gay marriage. before we get to our other topics, we'll briefly discuss that with our panelists. joining me tonight are jill tucker, "san francisco chronicle" education reporter. matthai kuruvila, also with the "san francisco chronicle." and paul rogers with "san jose mercury news." the high court announced it will review proposition 8, california's ban on same-sex...
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welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me for our news panel are tom day vaur, ttvu. scott shafer, kqed public radio. and aaron glantz, reporter with "the bay citizen." aaron, you're going to be talking about the foreclosure settlement that's been months and months in the making. can you talk about the parameters of the settlement that finally came about? >> you've been hearing in the news about this $25 billion national settlement, the tape that we played of barack obama. but the good news for people in california, we had our own side settlement. california consumers are going to be able to get up to $18 billion, that's what kamala harris, our attorney general, negotiated for us. but only certain kinds of people are going to be able to get this. you have to have a loan with wells fargo, bank of america, citibank, jpmorgan chase, a allied financial, they have on own your loan and not have sold it to somebody else. if you've already lost your home all you're going to get is about $6,000. 60% of the loans are fannie
welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me for our news panel are tom day vaur, ttvu. scott shafer, kqed public radio. and aaron glantz, reporter with "the bay citizen." aaron, you're going to be talking about the foreclosure settlement that's been months and months in the making. can you talk about the parameters of the settlement that finally came about? >> you've been hearing in the news about this $25 billion national settlement, the tape that we...
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welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight, marisa lagos, san francisco chronicle, city hall reporter. hari sreenivasan, senior correspondent for the pbs news hour. lauren sommer, science and environment reporter. and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. josh, let's start with you. all of a sudden it seems like california, which was in the depths, is now rolling in money. and there's more taxes, we've passed proposition 30. i can't believe there's that much of a turn-around. is there? >> well, there is a turn-around. i wouldn't say we're rolling in money. i've never seen a state so happy to a $1.9 billion deficit over the next year and a half. that's basically where we're at. now, you have to look at that deficit, even though it's the size of wyoming's entire budget, in the context of a $42 billion deficit and $6 billion deficit, we've worn it down over time. with the passage of prop 30 last week, we have money coming in for the next several years to support education, k-12 education, colleg
welcome to this week in northern california. joining me tonight, marisa lagos, san francisco chronicle, city hall reporter. hari sreenivasan, senior correspondent for the pbs news hour. lauren sommer, science and environment reporter. and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. josh, let's start with you. all of a sudden it seems like california, which was in the depths, is now rolling in money. and there's more taxes, we've passed proposition 30. i can't believe there's that much...
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. >> reporter: so he bought the creamery, bringing in milk from more than 30 dairies in northern california, saving them the transportation costs to creameries three and four hours away, and giving him the milk necessary to make 300,000 pounds of high quality ,specialty, cheese a week. 22 varieties under his spring hill jersey cheese brand name. but larry peter is a very small curd in a $27 billion-plus market, until... he was discovered by the chipolte mexican grill restaurant chain. its marketing slogan is "food with integrity." larry peter has both, and his cheese is in all the restaurants. they're looking for people with passion. they want to go back and they want to buy a product the way it was 40 or 50 years ago, when cows were just on grass, they weren't pushed. >> reporter: it is that slow food, sustainable farming, buy local, organic, quality food movement that has pushed artesian cheese production into a double-digit percent of all cheese sold, and larry peter has found the sweet spot. >> and now, the artists of the world, the chefs, you know, are taking these cheeses and developi
. >> reporter: so he bought the creamery, bringing in milk from more than 30 dairies in northern california, saving them the transportation costs to creameries three and four hours away, and giving him the milk necessary to make 300,000 pounds of high quality ,specialty, cheese a week. 22 varieties under his spring hill jersey cheese brand name. but larry peter is a very small curd in a $27 billion-plus market, until... he was discovered by the chipolte mexican grill restaurant chain. its...
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. >>> hello, i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on the news panel tonight, josh richman, regional political reporter for the bay area news group. carla marin you've cci, "san franciscochronicle." and odette keeley, new america media anchor and executive producer. and in sacramento, john myers, kxtv news 10, political editor. well, this campaign season has been marked by massive amounts of spending from outside groups, yet, with all of the money spent and all of the people who paid attention, the race for president remains too close to call. and here in california, we're feeling the affects of an anslaught of political ads for and boll lot melot measures. john, you were reporting on an $11 millionl political contribution to a group opposing proposition 30. tell us what the judge decided. >> well, a judge decided>>hat mysterious arizona group needed to disclose its donors or disclose them to the state. the group appealed. the disclose sure is still tied up, as we speak. the disclosure hasn't happened. and the state and the
. >>> hello, i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me on the news panel tonight, josh richman, regional political reporter for the bay area news group. carla marin you've cci, "san franciscochronicle." and odette keeley, new america media anchor and executive producer. and in sacramento, john myers, kxtv news 10, political editor. well, this campaign season has been marked by massive amounts of spending from outside groups, yet,...
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i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news panel are rachel gordon, "san francisco chronicle" city hall reporter, lisa vorderbrueggen, "contra costa times" political reporter, and kara swisher, co-executive editor of all things digital, and mina kim, kqed news reporter. mina, we've heard a lot about this tragedy through the week, but how is the korean community responding to this? >> well, i spoke with faith leaders and service providers in the community, and there's a lot of shock, a lot of grief and confusion in the community, and understandably so. i mean, this occurred at a school that caters to koreans. among the dead are two korean american women in their early 20s, and then the alleged shooter is korean american. and so, you have a lot of pain and confusion in the community, but at the same time, you also have some folks expressing a little bit of discomfort, too, that people might perceive the community differently as a result of this, because the korean community isn't one that's in the
i'm belva davis, and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news panel are rachel gordon, "san francisco chronicle" city hall reporter, lisa vorderbrueggen, "contra costa times" political reporter, and kara swisher, co-executive editor of all things digital, and mina kim, kqed news reporter. mina, we've heard a lot about this tragedy through the week, but how is the korean community responding to this? >> well, i spoke with...
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but residents of this half-a- million acre watery landscape, in northern california, are concerned that the state and federal governments along with powerful, thirsty interests further south. some of them corporate farming operations will divert more of their water and ruin their land and their livelihoods. rogene reynolds' family has farmed the delta for two generations. she's active in a group called restore the delta. >> water is gold. wherever you take it, you prosper. people with more money than some of us out here are interted in transferring the water away from us. and the state policy seems to be favoring them over our region. >> reporter: what worries reynolds is a plan proposed by governor jerry brown and u.s. interior secretary ken salazar to build two wide 35-mile-long tunnels under the delta, so that much of the water from the sacramento river will bypass the delta, and will flow by gravity directly to massive pumps, and then will be sent south. it will be used to irrigate crops as well as to supply cities in southern california. those pumps have existed for decades, making
but residents of this half-a- million acre watery landscape, in northern california, are concerned that the state and federal governments along with powerful, thirsty interests further south. some of them corporate farming operations will divert more of their water and ruin their land and their livelihoods. rogene reynolds' family has farmed the delta for two generations. she's active in a group called restore the delta. >> water is gold. wherever you take it, you prosper. people with...
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a northern california wildfire expanded its southern front today, and threatened at least 900 more homes. the ponderosa fire-- believed ignited by lightning on saturday-- has grown to 44 square miles and burned 64 homes. firefighters have it about half contained and say it may be controlled early next week. another fire burning east of seattle, washington was nearly contained. it destroyed more than 50 homes since it started a week ago. on wall street today, u.s. stocks sagged from the weak global economy and concern european leaders aren't doing enough to solve their debt crisis. the dow jones industrial average lost 115 points to close at 13,057. the nasdaq fell 20 points to close at 3,053. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn to the battle for the presidency and the latest in our continuing coverage of the issues. tonight, medicare. ever since mitt romney selected paul ryan as his running mate two weeks ago, medicare has become a subject of hot debate on the campaign trail. to a large extent that's because ryan-- as chairman of the hou
a northern california wildfire expanded its southern front today, and threatened at least 900 more homes. the ponderosa fire-- believed ignited by lightning on saturday-- has grown to 44 square miles and burned 64 homes. firefighters have it about half contained and say it may be controlled early next week. another fire burning east of seattle, washington was nearly contained. it destroyed more than 50 homes since it started a week ago. on wall street today, u.s. stocks sagged from the weak...
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wildfires also burned in northern california, idaho and utah. a u.s. forest service firefighter was killed in idaho on sunday when a tree fell on her. an experimental u.s. military plane faced a new test today: flying at six times the speed of sound. plans called for the hypersonic x-51 wave rider to hit mach six, 3,600 miles an hour, for five minutes off the southern california coast. that speed would take the plane from new york to london in under an hour. ultimately, the boeing-made aircraft could be used to deliver air strikes around the globe within minutes. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we begin an occasional series about the way we live ever more of our lives online in the digital age, and some of the risks and rewards connected with this evolution. in coming segments, we'll discuss the connections and disconnections of online life, the differences between engaging online and in the physical world, and what it means exactly to go "viral," and more. we begin with a look at just how much of us, our ide
wildfires also burned in northern california, idaho and utah. a u.s. forest service firefighter was killed in idaho on sunday when a tree fell on her. an experimental u.s. military plane faced a new test today: flying at six times the speed of sound. plans called for the hypersonic x-51 wave rider to hit mach six, 3,600 miles an hour, for five minutes off the southern california coast. that speed would take the plane from new york to london in under an hour. ultimately, the boeing-made aircraft...
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while not a member of that community, he raises or bundled money for the obama campaign in northern california. >> i think what meant so much to the people who were giving and raising money is that they know that this may not be the best thing in western pennsylvania or eastern ohio or other swing states. >> that concern was reflected in columns and articles alleging that both the president and presumptive republican nominee mitt romney want to keep the policies of gay marriage below the radar. the obama campaign was reluctant to comment on its efforts to fund raise in the gay and lesbian community. a campaign spokesman told the newshour that it would not be able to accommodate our request to interview key fund-raisers. but several gay democrats point to a barack obama web site specifically for lgbt voters. as evidenced the campaign is open about its support for gays. and scott weiner, a newly elected openly gay supervise never san francisco said the president isn't holding back at all. >> the president went on national television to talk about his support for marriage equality. i don't see ho
while not a member of that community, he raises or bundled money for the obama campaign in northern california. >> i think what meant so much to the people who were giving and raising money is that they know that this may not be the best thing in western pennsylvania or eastern ohio or other swing states. >> that concern was reflected in columns and articles alleging that both the president and presumptive republican nominee mitt romney want to keep the policies of gay marriage...
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. >> sreenivasan: in northern california today, firefighters started to gain the upper hand against the four-day-old ponderosa fire. nearly 1,900 firefighters were on the job and today had brought the blaze to more than 30% contained, aided in part by shifting winds. still, the fire has grown to more than 30 square miles since saturday, and is threatening thousands of homes. all told, nearly 40 fires are burning across the western u.s. on wall street today, stocks finished lower, dragged down by tech companies. the dow jones industrial average lost 68 points to close at 13,203. the nasdaq fell nearly 9 points to close at 3,067. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to a business story about rising to the top and staying there, as apple reaches new heights, and facebook explores new lows. wall street's closing bell yesterday rang in a new all-time high stock price for apple. it closed trading at $665.15 per share. that eye-popping figure, thanks to all of those ipods, ipads and iphones, made apple the highest valued public company ever, at le
. >> sreenivasan: in northern california today, firefighters started to gain the upper hand against the four-day-old ponderosa fire. nearly 1,900 firefighters were on the job and today had brought the blaze to more than 30% contained, aided in part by shifting winds. still, the fire has grown to more than 30 square miles since saturday, and is threatening thousands of homes. all told, nearly 40 fires are burning across the western u.s. on wall street today, stocks finished lower, dragged...
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pg&e has installed nine million smart meters in northern california, part of a $2.2 billion program. it has been touted as a way to save money and energy, because the transmitted information can be used to monitor home energy use. that allows residents to use appliances when demand is low, reducing their costs. hood and her fellow activist mary beth brangan believe wireless smart meters emit harmful electromagnetic radiation, a contention that has spurred a major debate and studies to back up both sides. hood and brangan took up the fight against the smart meters, and started printing signs and petitions for several reasons. >> pg&e decided to do a wireless version, and they didn't need to be wireless. they could have been hard-wired. >> people have reported seizures, they've reported migraines, they have had trouble sleeping, heart problems, arrhythmias, a lot of symptoms from difficulties with smart meters. >> this was just pushed on our communities without any sort of input or education or anything. and it was all of a sudden, you're going to get smart meters, whether you like it
pg&e has installed nine million smart meters in northern california, part of a $2.2 billion program. it has been touted as a way to save money and energy, because the transmitted information can be used to monitor home energy use. that allows residents to use appliances when demand is low, reducing their costs. hood and her fellow activist mary beth brangan believe wireless smart meters emit harmful electromagnetic radiation, a contention that has spurred a major debate and studies to back...
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concerns about flooding eased in northern california today, despite heavy downpours over the weekend. the region has had three powerful storms in the last week. as much as an inch of rain an hour fell in some communities yesterday. rivers swelled, but the storm moved faster than expected so flooding wasn't as bad as it could have been. still, strong winds downed trees, leaving some 57,000 people without power. some 20,000 public school students in five states will spend more time in the classroom next year. they're part of a pilot program announced today in colorado, new york, massachusetts, connecticut, and tennessee. a total of 40 schools will add at least 300 hours to the standard school calendar. the goal is to see whether more time will make american students more competitive on a global level. britain welcomed news today that prince william and his wife catherine are expecting their first child. the announcement said the 30- year-old mother is in the early weeks of pregnancy. she's hospitalized in london with a severe form of morning sickness, and she's expected to remain there
concerns about flooding eased in northern california today, despite heavy downpours over the weekend. the region has had three powerful storms in the last week. as much as an inch of rain an hour fell in some communities yesterday. rivers swelled, but the storm moved faster than expected so flooding wasn't as bad as it could have been. still, strong winds downed trees, leaving some 57,000 people without power. some 20,000 public school students in five states will spend more time in the...
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these people, in fact, it was some junior college in california or some place. maybe in northern virginia. >> what a world. >> because they just looked so healthy and they're teeth are not what chinese people's teeth look like. asian americans who didn't know how that was going to view and didn't understand the narrative that the actor was getting. professor. number two, i thought it was actually a skillful use in the sets. he didn't say, "we push them over." he was saying, you know, they undid themselves. i disagree with his narrative about how we undid ourselves. i don't think health care would undo us. i don't think foreign debt would undo us. but i thought it was part of good side of the foreign menace tradition in our life of saying we should do better, as opposed to these foreign rats. you know, they're tricking us -- >> that's what the ads that used to run many years ago against the chinese menace, you know? >> yeah, exactly. >> they're coming, their hoards are going to overtake america and appeal to people's fear. this doesn't appeal directly or explicit
these people, in fact, it was some junior college in california or some place. maybe in northern virginia. >> what a world. >> because they just looked so healthy and they're teeth are not what chinese people's teeth look like. asian americans who didn't know how that was going to view and didn't understand the narrative that the actor was getting. professor. number two, i thought it was actually a skillful use in the sets. he didn't say, "we push them over." he was...
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california, nevada, parts of utah, texas, new mexico, arizona, colorado. that was all the northern territory of mexico, and there were mexican citizens living on that land before it became part of the united states. as they say in south texas or in northern new mexico, southern colorado, we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us. >> mexicans have a big presence here and they have had a big presence here. and it just does to show you how this country is a country of immigrants. so it's very difficult when you hear people say american values and american values are being threatened by the influx of immigrants from other countries. what american values? american values are values of immigrants that made this country. >> i'll throw out it's easy to argue for an open border, right, like the european community. it is never going to happen here. i don't think so. >> why? >> because the economic differences are so big. when an immigrant here in the united states can make in half an hour what they make a day in mexico, about $5 a day. still immigration has
california, nevada, parts of utah, texas, new mexico, arizona, colorado. that was all the northern territory of mexico, and there were mexican citizens living on that land before it became part of the united states. as they say in south texas or in northern new mexico, southern colorado, we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us. >> mexicans have a big presence here and they have had a big presence here. and it just does to show you how this country is a country of immigrants. so...
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northern ireland finally achieved a peace agreement in 1998 and the i.r.a. renounced violence in 2005. stockton, california is soon to be the largest u.s. city to file for federal bankruptcy protection. the city council began the procedural work last night, setting the stage for a filing by friday. stockton faces a $26 million budget shortfall. so far, efforts to work out deals with the city's creditors have failed. on wall street today, stocks surged ahead after upbeat reports about home sales, factory orders and business investment. the dow jones industrial average gained 92 points to close at 12,627. the nasdaq rose 21 points to close at 2,875. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: faced with a pair of weekend deadlines, congressional leaders neared a resolution today on disagreements over student loan interest rates and transportation funding. judy woodruff has the story. >> woodruff: at the capitol this morning, leaders from both parties were sounding hopeful. the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid opened th
northern ireland finally achieved a peace agreement in 1998 and the i.r.a. renounced violence in 2005. stockton, california is soon to be the largest u.s. city to file for federal bankruptcy protection. the city council began the procedural work last night, setting the stage for a filing by friday. stockton faces a $26 million budget shortfall. so far, efforts to work out deals with the city's creditors have failed. on wall street today, stocks surged ahead after upbeat reports about home...